June 22nd, 1978

Born on June 22nd, 1978

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 17,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 485 days, exactly on October 3rd, 2027, people who were born on June 22nd, 1978 will be 18,000 days old!

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What happened on June 22nd, 1978?

June 22nd, 1978

Charon, the first of Pluto's satellites to be discovered, was first seen at the United States Naval Observatory by James W. Christy.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon_(moon)

What else happened on June 22nd?

June 22nd, 1812

France declared war on Russia, starting Napoleon's invasion two days later.

June 22nd, 2023

Irish broadcaster RTÉ announced that between 2017 and 2022 it had paid €345,000 more than had been previously disclosed to presenter Ryan Tubridy (pictured).

June 22nd, 2009

Two Metro trains collided in Washington, D.C., killing nine people and injuring eighty others.

June 22nd, 1979

Former British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was acquitted of conspiracy to murder Norman Scott, who had accused Thorpe of having a relationship with him.

June 22nd, 1966

Vietnamese Buddhist activist leader Thích Trí Quang was arrested as the military junta of Nguyễn Cao Kỳ crushed the Buddhist Uprising.

June 22nd, 1941

World War II: As Axis troops began their invasion of the Soviet Union, the Lithuanian Activist Front started an uprising to liberate Lithuania from Soviet occupation.

June 22nd, 1922

Irish Republican Army gunmen assassinated British member of parliament Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson.

June 22nd, 1911

King George V and Queen Mary (both pictured) were crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.

June 22nd, 1813

War of 1812: After learning of a forthcoming American attack, Laura Secord walked 20 mi (32 km) from Queenston, Upper Canada, to warn British lieutenant James FitzGibbon (depicted).

June 22nd, 1807

The British warship HMS Leopard pursued and attacked the American frigate USS Chesapeake (pictured) in the belief that the crew of the latter included deserters from the Royal Navy.

June 22nd, 1593

Habsburg troops defeated a larger Ottoman force at the Battle of Sisak in the Kingdom of Croatia, triggering the Long Turkish War.

June 22nd, 1812

France declares war on Russia, starting Napoleon's invasion.

June 22nd, 1922

British Army Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson is killed by the Irish Republican Army helping to spark the Irish Civil War.

June 22nd, 2007

The small town of Elie, Manitoba is hit by Canada's most intense tornado on record.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 22nd

Born on June 22nd, 1978

47

Champ Bailey

American football player, defensive back, cornerback

*June 22nd, 1978, Folkston

33

Dan Wheldon

British racing driver

*June 22nd, 1978, Emberton †October 16th, 2011, Las Vegas

47

Lara George

US-based Nigerian gospel recording artiste, songwriter and producer.(born on 25 May, 1989)

*June 22nd, 1978, Lagos State

47

José Luis Abajo

Spanish épée fencer

*June 22nd, 1978, Madrid

47

Aurélien Faivre

Footballer

*June 22nd, 1978, Besançon

47

Oytun Ersan

Turkish guitarist

*June 22nd, 1978, Nicosia

42

Alexei Tezikov

Russian ice hockey player (1978-2020)

*June 22nd, 1978, Tolyatti †July 16th, 2020, Tolyatti

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47

Miroslav Klose

German professional football manager and former player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

47

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

47

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

47

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

47

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

48

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

47

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog Municipality

47

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

48

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

48

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

47

Gaby Amarantos

Brazilian singer

*August 1st, 1978, Belém

47

Markus Wingenbach

German association football referee

*November 26th, 1978, Diez

48

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

48

Jörn Wollschläger

German biathlete

*March 4th, 1978, Suhl

48

Jamie Carragher

English associiation football player and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

47

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

47

Moritz Führmann

German actor

*July 5th, 1978, Kassel

48

Stana Katic

Canadian actress

*April 26th, 1978, Hamilton

48

Luciano Zauri

Italian association football player

*January 20th, 1978, Pescina

47

John Legend

American singer-songwriter

*December 28th, 1978, Springfield

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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